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Word of the Day - Primigravida
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primigravida
Pronunciation: /ˌpriːmɪˈɡravɪdə//ˌprʌɪmɪˈɡravɪdə/
noun
Medicine
A woman who is pregnant for the first time.
Origin
Late 19th century: modern Latin (feminine), from Latin primus ‘first’ + gravidus ‘pregnant’ (see gravid).
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Betsy was pregnant, her first. The doctors might say she was in primigravida. She felt she was in heaven. Then came the day of delivery. She wished she could be delivered from it!
